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Rosaleen Fenton

Brits divided over whether to serve Yorkshire puddings with Christmas dinner

Christmas dinner is nearly here.

If you close your eyes, you can almost hear the annual fight many of us endure each year on when to start cooking.

The annual meal is set to look very different this year, with thousands of us facing a different situation than our usual get-togethers.

But however you're set to celebrate tomorrow, many of us will find that food is still top of the agenda.

You can almost smell the turkey roasting already, while an eager dog sits stoically by the oven, desperate for somebody to drop something.

But not everyone will be lucky enough to have Yorkshire puddings on their plate this year.

After all, tradition dictates that those fluffy pillows of beautiful batter are reserved for beef.

Once again, we are a divided nation when it comes to a topic of food.

Forget what you call a bread roll, ask your northern/southern (delete as appropriate) mates if they have a Yorkshire pud at Christmas.

Really, there aren't any proper 'rules' when it comes to Christmas dinner, but people do feel strongly about what should be on the plate.

Brussel sprouts are even more controversial (Getty)

According to a YouGov survey from 2016 on what people want at the dinner table on Christmas Day, only 47 percent of people would opt for a Yorkshire pudding.

For many, the tradition that they aren't served with white meat holds strong - and we suspect its causing some rows.

In 2014, chef James Sommerin told the Telegraph that he was a staunch traditionalist.

"With three kids Sunday lunch is a big part of our family life. Roast beef makes a regular appearance on a Sunday and my kids insist on having it with Yorkshire pudding every time never with chicken, pork or lamb or anything else ONLY with beef - beef means Yorkshire pudding!

"It’s a match made in heaven and shouldn't be messed around with!"

But it is 2020 and people really should just eat whatever they fancy - even if it's simply beans on toast.

Will you have a Yorkshire pudding with your dinner? Let us know in the comments below.

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